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Medical and dental practices in Flathead County, MT
The medical and dental practices in Flathead County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,912 of 2,394 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 498
- 26 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 225
- +17.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $111K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 112.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Flathead County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,912 of 2,394 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 498 medical and dental practices in Flathead County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 5%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 112.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Flathead County comes to about $55.4M a year: $1,253 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 498 medical and dental practices, that is $111K per practice, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Flathead County in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 197 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $331K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Flathead County. Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Flathead County compares
The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Flathead County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 112.6 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $111K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 197 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.8% | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,253 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,925 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 225+17.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $109.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 364The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $331K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Flathead County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Flathead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,429+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,233
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,728
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,504
- Daytime population
- 110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carbon County, MT | 83 | 16 | 34.3 | $372K | +9.1% | #65 of 2,394 |
| 2Sanders County, MT | 77 | 17 | 31.2 | $347K | +12.9% | #151 of 2,394 |
| 3Richland County, MT | 69 | 17 | 38.4 | $334K | −1.3% | #370 of 2,394 |
| 4Jefferson County, MT | 66 | 25 | 50.0 | $279K | +9.8% | #486 of 2,394 |
| 5Park County, MT | 65 | 31 | 37.1 | $332K | +5.7% | #526 of 2,394 |
| 6Lincoln County, MT | 64 | 41 | 45.1 | $229K | +13.1% | #593 of 2,394 |
| 7Lake County, MT | 59 | 74 | 58.8 | $199K | +6.9% | #801 of 2,394 |
| 8Hill County, MT | 52 | 29 | 46.7 | $234K | −0.5% | #1,082 of 2,394 |
| 9Roosevelt County, MT | 49 | 10 | 32.4 | $332K | −5.2% | #1,206 of 2,394 |
| 10Big Horn County, MT | 49 | 13 | 34.0 | $309K | −2.5% | #1,208 of 2,394 |
| 16Flathead County, MT | 35 | 498 | 112.6 | $111K | +10.1% | #1,912 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Flathead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Flathead County, MT?
There are 498 medical and dental practices on map listings in Flathead County as of September 2026. 26 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Flathead County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $55.4M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 498 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $111K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,233 households in Flathead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flathead County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Flathead County has 112.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $111K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Flathead County would have about 364, against 498 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 197 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Flathead County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Flathead County at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. Median household income in Flathead County is $73,925, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Flathead County scores 35 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,912 of 2,394 scored counties.
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